7 Falcon Crescent, Colchester Essex CO1 2HR

1. 8 Mar 2023

   Received by Colchester

2. 26 Apr 2023

   Decision issued: Approve Certificate of Lawful Use or Development

3. 31 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 89 Harsnett Road, Colchester Essex CO1 2HT

  230117 Submitted 17 Jan 2023 82m away

  The installation of 4 solar panels attached to a metal jig and fixed to the flat roof loft extension to the rear.

  Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer 8 docs

• Man Energy Solutions UK Limited, St. Leonards Works, Port Lane, Colchester CO1 2NX

  251948 Submitted 8 Sep 2025 145m away

  Submission of a Reserved Matters Application for Landscaping pursuant to the outline planning application granted ref. 212810. The development comprises an area of public realm and landscaping HeritageTrail located to the northwest of the site.

  Withdrawn Reserved matters 10 docs

• 24 Harsnett Road, Colchester Essex CO1 2HY

  242112 Submitted 17 Oct 2024 230m away

  85% historically approved · decision due ~12 Dec

  Crown reduce mulberry tree by 30%

  Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs

• The Foundry Arms, 83 Artillery Street, Colchester Essex CO1 2JQ

  241536 Submitted 25 Jul 2024 236m away

  Application to discharge conditions 6, 7 and 8 to application 211552.

  Refused Conditions 24 docs

• The Foundry Arms, 83 Artillery Street, Colchester CO1 2JQ

  251748 Submitted 13 Aug 2025 236m away

  98% historically approved · decision due ~8 Oct

  Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions Conditions 6 (fences and walls), 11 (cycles), 12 (refuse/recycle), 13 (travel information) (211552)

  Awaiting decision Conditions 4 docs

• The Foundry Arms, 83 Artillery Street, Colchester CO1 2JQ

  251750 Submitted 13 Aug 2025 236m away

  98% historically approved · decision due ~8 Oct

  Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 6 (waste storage and management)(250960)

  Awaiting decision Conditions 5 docs

• 261263 Granted

  The Firs, Straight Road, Boxted Colchester CO4 5QX

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for existing single storey extension to existing games room previously converted from a garage. The extension accommodates a bedroom and bathroom. The use is ancillary to the residential use of 'The Firs'

  8 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 261247 Granted

  11 - 21 Travers Road, Colchester CO2 9FH

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed temporary removal and reinstatement of limited areas of existing external cladding, where required, to allow the installation of cavitybarriers, with no material alteration to the externa

  6 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 261142 Granted

  Milneburg, Warren Lane, Stanway Colchester CO3 0LJ

  Extension to the rear (4m) and side extension within Permitted Development Rights

  22 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 261581 Awaiting decision

  2 Redmill, Colchester CO3 4RT

  Application for a lawful development certificate for a proposed singlestorey rear extension and single storey side extension

  27 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 261246 Granted

  6-16 Fowler Road, Colchester CO2 9FF

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed temporary removal and reinstatement of limited areas of existing external cladding, where required, to allow the installation of cavitybarriers, with no material alteration to the externa

  6 Jul 2026 Lawful development